#TheStruggleIsReal

[inkandintent]

[carlos4fun43]

[illuminatingfacts]

The pain is real. 😭 When you show someone your favorite movie, and they don’t even care about the best scenes… why even bother? 🎥💔

[agrownupgeekgirl]

Morning Nerds 🤓

The last few days (weeks honestly) have been very rough on me.

A few weeks ago I ended up in the ER because of abdominal pain and found out I had gallstones. After an ultrasound and an MRI they finally let me know yesterday they want to remove it, so I'll be scheduled for surgery.

Then a few days ago I had some bleeding like I was having my period. The issue there is I have not had a period in 14 years because of a procedure I had. So obviously freaked out I went to the Dr and I've been scheduled for some further tests. It could be that because I was under 40 when I had the ablation done in the first place that the uterus cells have grown back. Which I wasn't told could happen..

Either way I've been struggling with pain and emotions and feeling overwhelmed. Up until the gallbladder thing I had been feeling really good and was very happy and proud with my progress since my gastric surgery, I've lost 117lbs (53kg) total and I went from only being able to walk for about 5 minutes to walking multiple miles a day and doing yoga.

All of this has me feeling like I'm back peddling and I'm trying not to be discouraged but it is hard. These type of things on top of my ever present chronic illnesses is just wearing me down.

[real-fiktcion]

I'm sorry I had to curse you, you'll never learn otherwise, break it yourself so you understand your power

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[i-am-repo]

Letter to potential counsel

I would like to establish a dialogue with someone about the thoughts that I am "juggling" and have conversations that are not subject to the restrictions and limitations that come with all of my social relationships. By having this ideal outlet for myself to express myself openly and freely without the drawbacks or consequences that may result from the mere fact that I am vocalizing my thoughts. I would like to have direct feedback and intellectual conversations that help guide my thinking process which ultimately give me the abiulity to establish self correcting, preventative, and coping  mechanisms that benefit my well being spiritually, psychoilogically, and metaphysically/existentially. I lack the relationships that I once had as well as find myself increasingly needing/wanting. As unbiased as possible, I self proclaim that my past and life experiences are abundant, complex, and are very difficult o relate to. I have done and experienced things that cover the entire spectrum of socially acceptance and have numerous "extremes" that are part of my historical and personal tapestry. Despite being able to verify the validity of my stories and experiences, I have been conditioned to not share my memories and life with others, because they have repeatedly fallen on deaf ears or are immediately dismissed as fictitious or chalked up to be delusions of grandeur. This leads to me feeling VERY misunderstood and often alone. I often find myself in disbelief of my own past, simply because of the absurdities, novelties, and very unprecedented details and circumstances of both th individual stories/moments/periods themselves and the entirety of all of them. I pride myself on having a "colorful" life, but struggle with the circumstantial and inevitable negative social aspects of said life. Finding a solution that satiates my desire to be understood and consequentially provides the degree of intimacy I strongly seek, while maintaining a positive social perception of myself as well as cultivating meaningful connections with others is one of my biggest goals and reasons for seeking out a therapist.

I typically have to "lean" towards individuals and crowds that could be dubbed as social delinquents, outcasts, misfits, and those that do not abide by politically correct social norms and behavior because there is a much more of a likelihood that I will not be subject to scrutiny that I do not agree with and do not desire to hear repeatedly. This act alone limits me to another typical characteristic that is coupled with this crowd, which is a lack of intellectual capacity or ability to comprehend or articulate. Individuals of this "character profile" have historicsally been much more accepting of who I am and provide me with a modicum of the sense of being relateable and understood, given that SOME facets of my personal experiences are mutually shared. But, again, despite all individuals having completely unique lives and the feeling or thought themselves being shared by others, i feel that the sheer complexity of my own is FAR TOO OBSCURE for anyone and everyone I come to meet. It must be noted that I don't share my life unless prompted to do so with a question, of which I currently do my best to curtail the entire truth and restrict my responses to a vastly limited answer. Based on experience alone, and although it is self proclaimed, this fate has the prognosis of being far beyond anyone's desire to care (especially during early phases of the development of any relationship), social or behavioral remedy, and leaving me with the agonizing problem of being either promptly or eventually labeled and perceived as pretentious, narcistic, arrogant, and/or a pathological liar. I can only hope..

[wherechaoswins]

🍕🍸 The Misadventures of Dave & Lucy: A Wild Night Out 🍹💃

Dave had been 🏃‍♂️ counting down the days for this night! After a 💀 soul-crushing workweek, he deserved a WILD night out. His bestie, Lucy, was 👠 dressed to SLAY and ready to cause chaos. 😈🔥

🚕💨 On the way to the club...

Dave: "Alright, Lucy, we’re hitting up that new club, right?"

Lucy: "DUH. I didn’t spend an hour picking the ✨ perfect ✨ outfit just to stay home!" 💅💃

Dave: "I mean, we could just chill with a pizza and—"

Lucy: "🚨 NO. We are GOING. You need to TOUCH GRASS. 🌿"

🎶💃 At the Club...

The bass 🔊 BOOMED, lights ✨ flashed, and the place was PACKED. Dave nervously 🫣 sipped his drink while Lucy 👯‍♀️ danced like nobody was watching.

Lucy: "Why do you look like a lost puppy?? 🐶"

Dave: "I’m BLENDING IN. Like a 🦎 lizard in a rave."

Lucy: "You're standing in a corner. Like a 🧍‍♂️ human lamppost."

💀 Dave’s EPIC Fail...

Dave FINALLY decided to dance. Bad idea. 🚨

His moves? A mix of a 🦵 malfunctioning robot and a 🤸‍♂️ confused giraffe.

Then…

💥 BAM!

He tripped on 🚫 NOTHING, and his 🍹 drink went FLYING—directly onto a VERY TALL WOMAN. 😱💦

😳😬 The Aftermath...

Tall Woman: "DID. YOU. JUST. THROW. A. COCKTAIL. AT. ME??" 😡🍸

Dave: "Uhhh… No?? It was… a physics experiment??" 😬📉

Lucy: "Yeah, he’s just… REALLY bad at science. 🔬💀"

Tall Woman: "You know what? I needed to cool off anyway. Thanks, I guess?" 🤨❄️

Lucy: "SEE, DAVE? YOU’RE A TRENDSETTER." 🙌

🌭🍕 The Hot Dog Debacle...

After narrowly escaping disaster, Dave & Lucy 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️ stumbled outside for some fresh air. Suddenly, Dave’s 🦝 goblin brain locked onto something MAGICAL—a 🌭 HOT DOG STAND.

Dave: "THIS. IS. IT. The perfect end to a perfect night."

Lucy: "You threw a cocktail at a woman 10 minutes ago. Maybe lower the bar??" 😭

Dave grabbed his hot dog with the enthusiasm of a raccoon at 2 AM when suddenly—

🚨 A RANDOM GUY RAN BY SCREAMING. 🚨

Lucy: "WTF?? Did we just enter a parallel universe??" 🤯

Dave: "If he comes back, I’m offering him my hot dog as a peace offering." 🤝🌭

💀 The Morning After...

Dave: "That was THE most embarrassing night of my life."

Lucy: "PFFFFT. Nah. You’ll top it. You ALWAYS do." 🤡👏

[cpaptherapy2bd]

Sleep Apnea Help: Because Who Needs Uninterrupted Breathing Anyway?

Let’s be honest — as if treatment for sleep apnea isn’t merely telling you that breathing isn’t as necessary as the world makes it out to be. It’s not like we need to breathe continuously all night long, right? (Spoiler: They all do, but let’s take the joke seriously for a minute.)

What is the standard treatment for sleep apnea? The CPAP machine. It’s intended to keep your airways open with a steady stream of air but more closely resembles hosting a sleepover with a loud machine that is very much in your personal space. Yes, it gets you air, but let’s not kid ourselves about it being a dream arrangement.

Then there are lifestyle changes: lose weight, stop drinking, sleep on your side. Easy enough in theory, but little did I know that solving sleep apnea took so much work during the day.

Ultimately, we all want that full, restorative night’s sleep. But for now, it’s just about trying to get through the night... even if the help has turned out to be more complicated than we signed up for.

[kaloi11]

[inkandintent]

"Life isn’t about finding yourself—it’s about creating yourself. One choice, one action at a time."

[knowledge-first]

Today I Learned

Just spent 20 minutes trying to explain to my cat that the red dot is not, in fact, a tiny demon trapped inside my phone screen. Turns out, even with a degree in Feline Psychology, some things remain a mystery.

[sigmamoon]

Anybody else have this problem trying to sleep?

Your thoughts are intrusively firing off the things you need you need to do while simultaneously forgetting every thing you've listed n then getting upset for forgetting. You are now frustrated, so you put some tv or music on in the background to help you relax. The music or tv is barely at a 10 but its too loud so you lower it to a 2 but now it's too quiet n your thoughts are too loud so you turn it to a 6 and now you're overstimulated because the tv/music are now fighting for control n you're low key getting anxious so you drop it to a 4 n its quiet enough to not be overstimulated but loud enough for your brain to jump on the vibe and finally ktfo. All of which probably took you about an hour?

Anybody else?

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[tonybrigmon]

[deamarie90]

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